Chris's HFU 2020

[Chris]

Have I got it?!

[Chris]

History - Complete 3 tasks
• Read non-fiction book with a genre of history 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy

Read a biography, autobiography or memoir about a historical figure. James Madison

• Read a HF novel that was published in 2019 The Light Over London by Julia Kelly

Language, Arts and Athletics – Complete 3 tasks
• Read a book that has been translated to your primary language The Chalk Circle Man

Read a book where the main character is an athlete, public speaker, or an artist The Forest Lover

Read a book that has won something The God of Small Things (Booker prize)

Literature - Complete 3 tasks

• Read a book where the main character makes their living related to writing. Mr. Murder by Dean Koontz

• Read a book with a genre tag of bookclub Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

• Read a book with multiple narrators. The Borgia Confessions by Alyssa Palomo

Science & Mathematics – Complete 3 tasks:

• Read a book has a title that contains a word related to weather (storm, wind, hurricane, etc) Clouds of Witness by Dorothy Sayers

• Read a book with an animal on the cover The Bird Sisters by Rebecca Rasmussen

• Read a book where a main character is a doctor or a nurse The Patient by Michael Palmer


Social Sciences – Complete 3 tasks

• Read a book about a relationship with people from different cultures Gardens of Water by Alan Drew

• Read a book which features a religion different than your own. Lilah by Marek Halter

• Read a book featured on Best Social Science Fiction listopia Kindred by Octavia Butler

MAJORS
History
-Read a non-fiction book about a historical event and/or place
In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

-Read a biography of a historical figure The Sound of Wings: the Life of Amelia Earhart by Mary S. Lovell

-Read a book from The Idiot’s Guide to the Ultimate Reading List - Historical Fiction Through a Glass Darkly by Kathleen Koen


-Read a book that has been a group read for Historical Fictionistas Group Dissolution by C.J. Sansom

-Read a book with strong historical basis but which features either 1) time travel, 2) alternate history or 3) historical fantasy
SS-GB by Len Deighton

-Read a book that features a lost society or empire. (Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Incas, Mayans) Imperial Purple by Gillian Bradshaw

-Read a historical fiction novel about an event historians disagree about (i.e the Princes in the Tower, the death of the Romanovs (Anastasia), etc.) I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

-Read a book from long list of nominees for a 2019 HWA Crown http://www.historiamag.com/hwa-crowns...
The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor

-Read a book with dual timelines. A Fall of Marigolds by Susan Meissner

-Read a history book about your dream destination. Tahiti: A Paradise Lost by David Howarth

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

You’ve got it!

[Chris]

Jasmine wrote: "You’ve got it!"

Jasmine, I have just finished my final task for my 2020 HFU BA. Nothing like getting to the last few days of the year to complete!

[Maureen]

Congratulations Chris!

[Peggyzbooksnmusic]

Chris; Way to go!

[Lindsey]

Good job!

[Liz]

Congratulations!

[Chris]

Thanks all, I wasn't sure I was going to make it! Especially since some of these choices were not particularly easy reads for me. Buts the challenge, isn't it?

[Jasmine, Gatekeeper of Giveaways.]

Chris wrote: "Jasmine wrote: "You’ve got it!"

Jasmine, I have just finished my final task for my 2020 HFU BA. Nothing like getting to the last few days of the year to complete!"

Great job!